KD22 Bulang (Stepping Upward)

步廊bù lángBulang

Kidney Meridian

Location of acupuncture point KD22 Bulang (Stepping Upward)
16
Indications
4
Protocols
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Location

In the 5th intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the cv mai.

Cautions

Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.

Indications

Conditions for which KD22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using KD22

  • Cancer Breast, Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative PainLU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016)
  • Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain, Fistula BreastLU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016)
  • Postoperative Pain, Cancer Breast PainLI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016)
  • Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Qi DeficiencyLI15, SP08, BL23, BL32, BL33, KD03, KD22, KD27, XB02L2 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)

Most often selected alongside KD22

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • KD27Shu Mansion4 protocols
  • GB24Sun And Moon3 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
  • ST14Store Room3 protocols
  • ST18Breast Root3 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
  • LU01Central Mansion2 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL32Second Bone Hole1 protocols
  • BL33Middle Bone Hole1 protocols
  • KD03Great Stream1 protocols
  • LI15Shoulder And Clavicle1 protocols